1 The majority of people in the CHT live in poverty and face difficulties to earn sufficient income to support themselves and their families. We support communities to develop and diversify their livelihoods activities, so they can increase and secure Read More ...

1 Destruction of the environment has serious implications for people’s lives and livelihoods, including their ability to earn incomes, and grow sufficient food for themselves and their families. We work together with communities, encouraging sustainable natural resource management practices, promoting Read More ...

1 Throughout the CHT, many communities do not have access to safe health, water and sanitation facilities. We provide new technologies and community health facilities, working to prevent common diseases, and eradicate the health problems brought by unclean drinking water Read More ...

1 Categories Historically, communities in the CHT have had limited access to government services, and little participation in the organizations making decisions that affect their lives. However, we believe that sustainable development cannot be achieved without communities’ participation in decision-making Read More ...

1 Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods TUS engaged with a Hill campaign group for sustainable rural livelihoods supported by Oxfam-GB. Through the campaign TUS conducted a workshop on selecting eco friendly top ten species in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Volunteer involvement Read More ...

1 TUS Library TUS has a library with a collection of books, magazines and publications on a range of topics, including national, international and the CHT and indigenous peoples. The library includes previous TUS publications and research papers are available. Read More ...

Governance and Right Programme

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Historically, communities in the CHT have had limited access to government services, and little participation in the organizations making decisions that affect their lives. However, we believe that sustainable development cannot be achieved without communities’ participation in decision-making processes, and work to build links between communities and local government, and promote good governance and skilled leadership at community levels. Since our establishment we have been implementing projects Good Governance, Campaign and Networking programs are as bellows-

Advancing Women’s Right of Access to Information (AWRAI)

For the period, April 2017 to 31 March 2021, TUS was engaged in partnership with Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) to implement the Advancing Women’s Right of Access to Information towards improved access to information for women in Bangladesh.

Strengthening Ethnic Communities Access to Information in Bangladesh

For the period, April 2017 to 31 March 2021, TUS was engaged in partnership with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) to implement the Strengthening Ethnic Communities Access to Information in Bangladesh towards improved access to information for women in Bangladesh.

The Ethnic communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have little access to information on public services provided by local government institutions and departments, and by NGOs. This negatively affects their livelihood and survival, and impedes their participation in democratic governance. The underlying problems are an inadequate awareness among ethnic communities of the Right to Information and the importance of information on local government and public services for their livelihood and survival; the absence of a locally available source of basic information on public services; a lack of awareness and interest on the part of local government institutions and departments, and NGOs, in delivering information on their duties, services and facilities to the community; and a local print media that is not proactive in covering and advocating for RTI issues.

Through this project, TUS had implemented the SECAIB project in partnering with Eco-Development and ASHIKA at 540 villages at 13 upazilas in Khagrachrai, Rangamati and Bandorban District.

Regional Mainstreaming process for the Local Capacities for Peace approach (LCP)

For the period, 01 July 2005 to 31 December 2008, TUS was engaged in partnership with Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EDD) to implement the Regional Mainstreaming process for the Local Capacities for Peace approach toward achieving the purpose to mainstream the ‘Do No Harm’ approach into the planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of projects and other activities undertaken by organisations, institutions and individuals working in conflict or post-conflict settings.

Sustainable Development and Good Governance (SDGG)

For the period, 01 July 2006 to 30 June 2010, TUS was engaged in partnership with HRGG-DANIDA to implement the Sustainable Development and Good Governance toward achieving the purpose to build capable and active community institutions, democratically functioning local self-governance systems, and skilled leadership and community organisations, with long-term plans for holistic community development.

Through this project, TUS covered 10 villages in two Unions of Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla.